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The Army's Nuclear Power Program - The Evolution of a Support Agency (Hardcover, New)
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The Army's Nuclear Power Program - The Evolution of a Support Agency (Hardcover, New)
Series: Contributions in Military Studies
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On August 6 and August 9, 1945, the world became aware of the
destructiveness of nuclear energy when the U.S. Army Air Corps
dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Even before the
bombs were detonated, though, President Harry Truman had directed
his thoughts toward non-military uses of the atom, recognizing that
the atomic bomb had given man a new understanding of the forces of
nature. This book examines the history and development of nuclear
power from the perspective of the U.S. Army's nuclear power
program, telling its story from the creation of the Office of
Research and Development through the program's days of growth,and
on to its eventual decline. This history examines the development
of the United States Army's nuclear power program from its
inception, through the development and operation of six small
nuclear power plants throughout the Western Hemisphere, to its
evolution into a military support agency. The Manhattan Project
District Engineer, General Kenneth Nichols, who generated the idea
for the program, worked for the development of atomic energy for
peaceful purposes. From the initial plans to develop nuclear power
plants at remote bases, the book traces the path the Army took in
getting its proposals approved by the Atomic Energy Commission,
formally organizing the nuclear program, and building a prototype
of a nuclear power plant. Separate chapters are devoted to Fort
Greely, the nuclear program at the height of its success and
accomplishment, and its subsequent decline and transitional period.
With its list of suggestions for further reading and a
comprehensive index, this volume will be a valuable resource for
courses in military history, energy issues, and the development of
atomic power. It will also represent an important addition to
college, university, and public libraries.
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